Trenalls House And Old Farmhouse

Trenalls House and Old Farmhouse are two adjoining houses located in Prussia Cove, likely built in the 18th century, with an extension added in 1906 designed by Caldwell. The buildings are constructed of killas with granite dressings. The older farmhouse features a wheat reed thatched roof that slopes lower over the rear outshut and has a large external rubble stack at the left gable end. The 1906 addition has a scantle slate mansard roof and dressed stone stacks.

The layout of the older farmhouse includes two front rooms separated by a cross passage, with two shallow service rooms in the rear outshut. The 1906 house, known as Trenalls House, is attached to the right of the older farmhouse and includes a large basement kitchen on the left, a large stair hall in a tower at the back, and a former coach house or garage on the right. The reception rooms are located on the first floor, consisting of two front rooms flanking a central entrance hall, which is accessed by an L-shaped flight of external steps at the front. A three-storey square tower is situated at the left side of the house, featuring an external stair corridor that connects the upper floors.

The exterior of the buildings is nearly symmetrical, with two windows on the older house and three on the newer one, both having central doorways. The older house's window openings were likely altered in 1906, now fitted with leaded casements and a ledged door that is partly glazed. The 1906 front retains its original features, including a round-headed doorway with a ledged door, three-light mullioned windows on the ground and first floors, and two-light wooden casements in the three attic dormers. The other elevations of the 1906 house remain unaltered. The interior was not inspected, except for the well-preserved basement kitchen and stair hall, which features a staircase with pierced splat balusters.